Mucor hiemalis
| Mucor hiemalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Zygomycota |
| Class: | Zygomycetes |
| Subclass: | Incertae sedis |
| Order: | Mucorales |
| Family: | Mucoraceae |
| Genus: | Mucor |
| Species: | M. hiemalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mucor hiemalis Wehmer, (1903) | |
Mucor hiemalis is a fungal plant pathogen.
Morphology and cell structure
M. hiemalis grows in expanding gray colonies. It grows branched sporangiophores that yielding yellow to dark brown sporangia which can mate to form black-brown, spiny zygospores.
Physiology
M. hiemalis is nitrate positive and requires thiamin to grow.
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